Infrastructure: Carbon Emissions
Commons · Question 28620 · Tabled 4 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Carla Denyer
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she will issue guidance to planning authorities on the cumulative impact of carbon emissions from infrastructure projects on the Government’s carbon reduction targets.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 18 Feb 2025
The government’s Planning Practice Guidance on Climate Change, its National Design Guide and National Model Design Code provide general guidance on how carbon impacts can be taken into account in the town and country planning process.For Nationally Signif...